ONA Weekly #33

What 100+ Challenge Fund projects taught us

Last week, we opened applications for the second round of the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, which will award $35,000 microgrants to journalism educators. Looking for tips on what makes a great application? ONA’s Director of Operations Irving Washington shares insights on what made the first round of winners stand out from the crowd.

Legal updates

ONA joined briefs drafted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, one focused on Fourth Amendment challenges to the federal government’s bulk collection of telephone records; and signed on to a coalition letter to the Department of Justice on including the treatment of journalists in its investigation into police conduct in Ferguson, Mo.

Upcoming Events

• ONADC: Josh Korr at Medill, Nov. 20
• ONA Toronto: ONA/CAJ/HHTO spectacular, Nov. 27

Fresh jobs!

Our Career Center has dozens of opportunities for journalists, academics and digitally minded professionals, all available for free viewing. New postings include:

• Director of Digital Strategy and Operations, WTVD
• Editor for Environmental and Energy Reporting, The Conversation US
• Joint Project Manager, OPB

ONA opp: free tickets to NYC ‘Conversations’

The first 10 members of the ONA community to register using the code ONAFRIENDCOMP will receive free admission to the second Daily News Innovation Lab “Conversations” on Nov. 19 in New York. The event will feature senior editors and innovation leaders from the AP, New York Daily News, The New York Times, Time Inc. and The Wall Street Journal. Register here. Members of the ONA community can receive 25 percent off registration (until capacity is reached) using the code ONAFRIEND25. 

What we’re reading:

Some recent posts we’ve highlighted on the ONA Issues Tumblr:

• How to be Literate in What’s Changing Journalism, PressThink
• Finding Stories in Wikipedia Edit Wars, Future Journalism Project
• Hello, My Name Is Stephen Glass, and I’m Sorry, The New Republic